The business challenges faced by supermarkets today have taken on a degree of complexity & importance that impact overall business sustainability. Understand where energy-use opportunities lye and solutions to solve your business challenges.

1. Supermarket Energy Sustainability Solutions Delivering Best Results

3. Increase brand value/equity

4. Develop solutions for differentiation/innovation

5. Meet looming compliance and regulatory mandates

9. Where’s the Opportunity? Management of Risks Reduced vulnerability to energy price fluctuations Reducing a facility’s total energy consumption can soften the impact of energy price fluctuations Prepare for regulatory change Ensuring the timing, validity and the auditability of energy and environmental data

10. Where’s the Opportunity? Reduced Costs Increased profits A 10% reduction in energy costs can increase net profit by over 15% Reduced shrinkage Upgrades to refrigeration systems can reduce shrinkage of perishable goods while also saving on energy bills

11. Where’s the Opportunity? Enhanced Reputation Increased sales Improving the energy efficiency of a building thru lighting improvements can attract and retain more customers, leading to an increase in sales Enhanced public image Demonstrate responsible environmental stewardship thru operational improvement and building upgrades to be more energy efficient

12. How do I capture these opportunities? Follow our proven approach to energy efficiency management: Phase 1 – Corporate Assessment Evaluate goals, policies, challenges and opportunities Phase 2 – Data Collection & Benchmarking Establish a baseline of energy data Phase 3 – Identification of Opportunities Identify energy measures, energy use priorities & energy savings Phase 4 – Pilot Store Test Implement energy solutions on sample facilities Phase 5 - Implement solutions corporate wide Phase 6 – Monitor & Verify

13. Driving Results Following the six proven steps will drive results such as: Generating over 10% annual savings in energy costs (multiple energy incentives are available to help reduce capital costs) Increasing brand value and corporate public image Reducing risks from volatile prices

14. Thank You About Energy Advantage Energy Advantage provides total energy management solutions to our customers’ sustainability challenges, delivering them ‘best results’ in managing their risks, reducing their costs, and enhancing their reputation within the markets and communities they serve. Our company is fully independent from energy commodity and equipment suppliers. We sit with our customers on their side of the table, providing objectivity in seeking and developing the best solutions to their energy and environmental challenges. With a depth of expertise in the energy and energy related environmental areas, we have been providing notable North American organizations with effective energy management solutions for over 12 years. www.energyadvantage.com Look for us at Food Marketing Institute’s Energy & Technical Services Conference